No one protects girls,Congress favours 40 pc ticket to women in UP

In Uttar Pradesh,Congress will reserve 40 per cent of its tickets in the coming assembly elections for women. "Women can bring about change and they need to step forward," said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at a prees conference in Lucknow on Tuesday.  "This decision is for the girls of Uttar Pradesh. This decision is for women who want change," she said.  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who will also be the face of the Congress' election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, said that the decision was taken to ensure women in the state are safe.

“No one protects women. I have taken this decision for women's empowerment,” she said . “There is no other political motive, agenda behind this decision," she added.These tickets will be given on the basis of merit and not just on the basis of caste or religion, the Congress leader said as she urged women to come forward.Applications for the same will remain open for women till November 15, 2021. On Sunday, the party's newly-appointed campaign committee chief PL Punia announced that Priyanka Gandhi will be the face of the Congress' election campaign in Uttar Pradesh.